As New Tech Emerges For Early Research, FDA Chief Scientist Says Diversity Must Start In Preclinical Development

In a Pink Sheet interview Chief Scientist Bumpus discusses need to move diversity conversation up further in the pipeline. Better ‘organs on a chip’ should help.

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Ensuring diversity of the tissue sources used in preclinical research so that scientists can better understand the full range of human responses to chemicals is one of the biggest scientific challenges US Food and Drug Administration Chief Scientist Namandjé Bumpus faces.

While there’s been a lot of focus in recent years on improving the diversity of clinical research, Bumpus said more...

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